From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Jan 2 13: 7: 4 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC8F737B401 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:07:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from exchange.wan.no (exchange.wan.no [80.86.128.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2CBC43EC5 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:07:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sten.daniel.sorsdal@wan.no) content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: wi0 and mtu setting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 22:07:06 +0100 Message-ID: <0AF1BBDF1218F14E9B4CCE414744E70F07DE20@exchange.wanglobal.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: wi0 and mtu setting Thread-Index: AcKyoc6/VnAy4UNlQrm2Pb8JivFjCwAAER+Q From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sten_Daniel_S=F8rsdal?= To: , "Evren Yurtesen" Cc: , Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I believe I read somewhere that 802.11b standard supports larger MTUs = than 1500. I know basic ethernet MTU is 1500 but even my crappy old Nortel 8603 = routing switch supports up to MTU 1960 Any corrections appreciated // Sten -----Original Message----- From: David Magda [mailto:dmagda@magda.ca]=20 Sent: 2. januar 2003 21:59 To: Evren Yurtesen Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG; wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu Subject: Re: wi0 and mtu setting Evren Yurtesen writes: > I wonder how come wi driver doesnt let me to set mtu higher than 1500=20 > even though I know the card supports it? Because the maximum size of the data poriton in a frame for 10Mbit and = 100Mbit Ethernet is 1500. > Will this be changed in a new version of the driver? Not unless they change the standard. I believe 1Gbit Ethernet is = slightly different but would have to look up specifics. --=20 David Magda Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under = the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well=20 under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message